Well, I am comparing the Superleggera flex to the Zero100. The Superleggera bars are carbon, and the Zer100 are aluminium... The Superleggera are my first carbon bars, so I am wondering if this might just be what carbon bars are like, or if these particular bars are particularly flexible(?)

I also found Deda Presa bars also a little flexy in the drops (and I am not a power monster). Definately not the case for all carbon bars. The 3T Egosomethings I have now seem very rigid/harsh (and as a bonus have a horrible shape forcing your elbows out and putting your shifters at a funny angle). I'd think I'd take the Presa (again) and maybe even the Superlegarro in retrospect.

I have the 35's superleggera and i cant feel too much flex, but i can see the bars move when i get off the bike and give it a push/pull. so i can only imagine the regular (31.6) superleggera has more flex as they are about 3.5mm less in diameter.

i got the 35's because of the way they feel with the bars fully wrapped, i like the bigger top portion of the bars... i just went with superleggera because i thought they would be stiff enough as they are 35's, but i think the regular 31.6 would feel a bit flexy (i assume).

The flex is fine. The real problem with these bars is the internal cable routing.

If you set the bars to a normal pitch (drops level to ground) the cable routing ends up with a massive kink in it if you run the cables through the bars. It makes your shifting/braking compromised and adds a swell to the outside of the hood which is uncomfortable. I'm using DA7900

Verdict: Avoid these handlebars on the basis they are poorly designed.

I've always found the Zero100 most comfortable with the tops flat (rather than the drops). I've always thought short reach compact bars like these look right that way so it would be interesting to know if Deda have designed the cable routing to work with the bars rotated up from where you have them Dov.

I'd say condor is right, RHM bars should be adjusted tops level, not drops level. And I find them super comfortable.

"Should" be? When I first got my Zero100 bars, I also thought they "looked" right with the tops/ramps flat. However, the drops felt all wrong, and the oval shape of the tops pointed diagonally upward. When I set them up with drops level, they felt much better in the drops and the oval tops were level as well.

It's all personal preference.

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